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A&M's Larson, Patrick Strike NCAA Gold

By: Texas A&M Sports Information
Posted: Sat 12:14 AM, Mar 17, 2012

AUBURN, Ala. --- It was a gold rush for the Texas A&M women's swimming and diving team on day two of the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships as Aggies Breeja Larson and Jaele Patrick both won national titles on Friday.

Larson won her NCAA crown in the 100-yard breaststroke in an NCAA, American and U.S. Open record-breaking time of 57.71, and Patrick overpowered the field in the three-meter dive with a score of 410.15.

After two days of competition at Auburn University, the Aggies are in seventh place in the team standings with 185 points.

More to come.

2012 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships- Day 2 Finals
Friday, March 16, 2012
James E. Martin Aquatics Center - Auburn, Ala.

Finals:
200 Yard Medley Relay: 1. California (1:34.24), 2. Arizona (1:35.71), 3. Tennessee (1:35.91), 4. Auburn (1:36.15), 5. Texas A&M (1:36.20), 6. Stanford (1:36.82), 7. Wisconsin (1:37.83), 8. Southern California (1:37.96), 9.Texas (1:37.70), 10. Georgia (1:37.73), 11. Arizona State (1:37.99), 12. Southern Methodist (1:38.27), 13. Penn State (1:38.43), 13. Minnesota (1:38.43), 15. Ohio State (1:38.53) 16. UCLA (1:39.50) (California sets new US Open, NCAA, American, and Auburn pool record)

400 yard Individual Medley: 1. Katinka Hosszu, Southern California (3:56.54), 2. Caitlin Leverenz, California (3:57.89), 3. Elizabeth Beisel, Florida (3:59.37), 4. Madeline DiRado, Stanford (3:59.88), 5. Allysa Vavra, Indiana (4:01.73), 6. Teresa Crippen, Florida (4:04.83), 7. Cammile Adams, Texas A&M (4:05.41) 8. Jana Mangimelli, Georgia (4:05.76), 9. Stina Gardell, Southern California (4:05.47), 10. Melanie Margalis, Georgia (4:05.89), 11. Shelley Harper, California (4:07.49), 12. Meghan Hawthorne, Southern California (4:07.55), 13. Amber McDermott, Georgia (4:07.89), 14. Tanya Krisman, Southern California (4:09.24), 15. Carolyn Blalock, North Carolina (4:09.73), 16. Jennie Smith, Florida (4:13.59), (Katinka Hosszu from Southern California sets a new NCAA, US Open, and Auburn pool record. Caitlin Leverenz from California sets a new American record.)

100 Yard Butterfly: 1. Sara Isakovic, California (51.49), 2. Olivia Scott, Auburn (51.61), 3. Kelsey Floyd, Tennessee (51.67), 4. Jennifer Connolly, Tennessee (51.73) 5. Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Auburn (51.79), 6. Alexandra Forrester, Yale (51.93), 7. Heather Savage, Virginia Tech (52.16), 8. Caroline Kuczynski, Arizona State (52.52), 9. Cindy Tran, California (51.62), 10. Samantha Woodward, Stanford (52.07), 11. Kristel Vourna, Alabama (52.31), 12. Felicia Lee, Stanford (52.37), 13. Caroline McElhany, Texas A&M (52.53), 14. Katelyne Herrington, UNLV (52.60), 15. Jasmin Jahanshahi, UCLA (52.71), 16.Caitlin Dauw, Michigan (52.96)

200 Yard Freestyle: 1. Megan Romano, Georgia (1:41.21), 2. Karlee Bispo, Texas (1:42.78), 3. Liv Jensen, California (1:43.45), 4. Alyssa Anderson, Arizona (1:43.52), 5. Shannon Vreeland, Georgia (1:43.76), 6. Lindsay Gendron, Tennessee (1:43.89), 7. Shannon Landgrebe, Arizona State (1:44.62), 8. Andrea Murez, Stanford (1:44.67), 9. Shara Stafford, Missouri (1:43.62), 10. Jamie Bohunicky, Florida (1:44.79), 11. Margaux Farrell, Indiana (1:44.90), 12. Jordan Mattern, Georgia (1:45.29), 14. Caroline Piehl, California (1:45:41), 14. Catherine Breed, California (1:45.45), 15. Nina Rangelova, Southern Methodist (1:45.77), 16. Sara Isakovic, California (1:46.21) (Megan Romano sets a new NCAA, American, US Open, and Auburn Pool record)

100 Yard Breaststroke: 1. Breeja Larson, Texas A&M (57.71), 2. Ashley Danner, George Mason (59.02), 3. Rebecca Ejdervik (59.18), 4. Laura Sogar, Texas (59.34), 5. Catherine Meili (59.74), 6. Michelle McKeehan, Georgia (59.79), 7. Ashley Wanland, Wisconsin (59.87), 8. Jennifer Wilson, Northwestern (1:00.81), 9. Laura Lindsay, Toledo (59.61), 10. Kasey Carlson, Southern California (59.79), 11. Emma Reaney, Notre Dame (59.81), 12. Emily Fogle, Purdue (59.85), 13. Abigail Duncan, Auburn (59.99), 14. Hilda Luthersdottir, Florida (1:00.05), 15. Merritt Krawczyk, Penn State (1:00.24) 16. Gisselle Kohoyda, Louisville (1:00.45) (Breeja Larson sets a new NCAA, American, US Open, and Auburn Pool Record)

100 Yard Backstroke: 1. Cindy Tran, California (50.31), 2. Megan Roman Georgia (51.37), 3. Jennifer Connoly, Tennessee (51.58), 4. Sarah Denninghoff (51.62), 5. Elizabeth Webb, Stanford (51.69), 6. Therese Svendsen, Southern Methodist (52.16), 7. Paige Miller, Texas A&M (52.30), 8. Kristen Shickora, Georgia (52.51), 9. Kelsey Conci, Wyoming (52.13), 10. Lauren Smart, Arizona (52.26), 11. Dominique Bouchard, Missouri (52.53), 12. Melanie Klaren, California (52.77), 13. Stephanie Au, California (52.83), 14. Charlotte Clarke, Virginia (52.96), 15. Felicia Lee, Stanford (52.99), 16. Lauren Hines, Richmond (53.20) (Cindy Tran from California sets a new Auburn Pool Record)

Three-Meter Diving: 1. Jaele Patrick, Texas A&M (410.15), 2. Bianca Alvarez, Ohio State (386.30), 3. Samantha Pickens, Arizona (379.75), 4. Vennie Dantin, Auburn (379.55), 5. Courtney Forcucci, South Carolina (368.50), 6. Elina Eggers, Arizona State (344.55), 7. Victoria Ishimatsu, Southern California (342.75), 8. Laura Ryan, Indiana (330.40), 9. Thea Vock, Miami (Fla.) (342.60), 10. Jody McGroarty, Tennessee (334.55), 11. Amanda Lohman, Michigan (324.80), 12. Margaret Keefer, Minnesota (321.40), 13. Kara McCormack, Miami (Fla.) (317.60), 14. Danielle Cecco, Connecticut (308.60), 15. Alexandra Bettridge, LSU (308.00), 16. Logan Kline, Virginia Tech (306.20)

800 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Georgia (6:55.96), 2. California (6:57.50), 3. Arizona (6:58.36), 4. Southern California (6:59.12), 5. Minnesota (7:00.65), 6. Florida (7:00.84), 7. Stanford (7:01.27), 8. Texas (7:02.22), 9. Virginia (7:03.68), 10. Tennessee (7:04.60), 11. Indiana (7:04.95), 12. Auburn (7:06.09), 13. Arizona State (7:07.93), 14. North Carolina (7:08.41), 15. Wisconsin (7:08. 79), 16. West Virginia (7:13.09)

Top-10 Team Rankings through Day 2
1. California 311
2. Georgia 247
3. Southern California 226
3. Arizona 226
5. Stanford 222
6. Tennessee 186
7. Texas A&M 185
8. Auburn 184
9. Texas 146
10. Arizona State 99


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